Proton transport inside the biofilm limits electrical current generation by anode-respiring bacteria

Biotechnology and Bioengineering

Volumn 100, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 872-881

  Torres, César I ^a   Marcus, Andrew Kato ^a   Rittmann, Bruce E ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anode respiring bacteria; Microbial electrolytic cells; Microbial fuel cells; Migration; Proton diffusion; Proton transport

Indexed keywords

ANODE-RESPIRING BACTERIA; BUFFER CONCENTRATIONS; BUFFER SYSTEMS; CURRENT GENERATION; ELECTRICAL CURRENT; HIGH CURRENT DENSITIES; MICROBIAL ELECTROLYTIC CELLS; MICROBIAL FUEL CELLS; MIGRATION; ORGANIC MATTER; PROTON DIFFUSION; PROTON TRANSPORT; PROTONATING;

ATOMS; BACTERIOLOGY; BIOFILMS; BIOFILTERS; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; BIOMASS; CURRENT DENSITY; ELECTRIC POWER PLANTS; ELECTRON TRANSITIONS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PROTONS; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES;

ELECTRIC GENERATORS;

ACETIC ACID; PHOSPHATE BUFFERED SALINE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; PROTON;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL; BIOFILM; ELECTRIC CURRENT; PH MEASUREMENT; PROTON TRANSPORT; BIOENERGY; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRICITY; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTRODE; INSTRUMENTATION; MICROBIOLOGY; POWER SUPPLY;

BIOELECTRIC ENERGY SOURCES; BIOFILMS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRIC POWER SUPPLIES; ELECTRICITY; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTRODES; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PROTONS;

EID: 47049116935     PISSN: 00063592     EISSN: 10970290     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bit.21821     Document Type: Article

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